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ASSOCIATION FORINFORMATION SYSTEMS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
AMERICAS CONFERENCEON INFORMATION SYSTEMS
AUGUST 16-18, 1996PHOENIX, ARIZONA USA
EDITOR
Jane M. CareyArizona State University West
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CONTENTS(in approximate order of presentation)
Note: Papers with asterisks were not available when the proceedings went to press
ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCHElectronic CommerceCommerce on the Web: How is it Growing?
Barbara Haley, Traci Carte and Richard T. Watson, University of Georgia 1The Internet as an Innovation
Mary Prescott and Craig Van Slyke, University of South Florida 4World Wide Web Uses for Electronic Commerce: Toward a Classification Scheme
James Cappel, Western Michigan University and Mark Myerscough, University of North Texas 7
User Attitudes and ComputingInteractive Shopping: A Comparison of Retail Formats
Jonathan Palmer and David E. Lynch, University of Oklahoma 10A Criterion Validity Assessment of the Attitude Towards Computers instrument (ATCI)
Teresa Shaft, University of Tulsa and Mark Sharfman, University of Oklahoma 13User Commitment as an Indicator of Information Technology Use
Seokjoong Yoon, San Jose State University 16
Medical Information SystemsAcceptance of Bedside Computer Technology
Thomas Dillon, Western Kentucky University, Dorothea McDowell and Fati Salimian,Salisbury State University and Denise Conklin, Peninsula Regional Medical Center 19
Modeling Information Exchanges among Health Care Organizations: A Baseline Cost StudyKathy Lassila, University of Southern Colorado andRita Cheng, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 22
Healthcare Information Systems: Research Themes and Agendas into the 21st CenturyWullianallur Raghupathi, California State University at Chico 25
Knowledge and EducationThe Role of Information Technology in Knowledge Creation for New Product Development
Judy Scott, University of California Irvine 28Does Experience with IT Vendors/Consultants Influence Small Business Computer
Education Requirements?R.C. MacGregor and D.J. Bunker, University of Wollongong 31
Information Technology Support for the Creation and Transfer of Tacit Knowledge in OrganizationsArjan Raven, University of Southern California and
Sabine G. Prasser, University of California at Los Angeles 34
Investment in Information TechnologyThe Impact of Information Technology on Vertical Integration: An Empirical Analysis
Namchul Shin, University of California Irvine 37Allocation of IT Resources: Insights from DEA Analysis
Arun Rai, Ravi Patnayakuni and Nainika Patnayakuni, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 40Information Technology Investments and Firm Performance
Brian Dos Santos, University of Louisville; Srinivasan Rajagopalan, Raghav Rao andBaik Yang, SUNY Buffalo 43
Current IS and Organizational IssuesThe Role of Electronic Messaging: An Empirical Investigation
Carl J. Case, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford 46The Principles at Work in High Performing Information Systems Organizations
Duane Truex, Ephraim McLean and James Senn, Georgia State University 49Holistic Management of Mega-Packaging Change: The Case of SAP
Tom Davenport, University of Texas at Austin 51 -a
Information Systems PersonnelThe Multidimensional Nature of Organizational Commitment among Information Systems Personnel
Vikram Sethi and David Meinert, Southwest Missouri State University,Ruth C. King, University of Pittsburgh; and Vijay Sethi, Nanyang University 52
The Role and Worldview of Systems Designers: A Multimethod Study of InformationSystems Practitioners in the Public SectorMichael Epstein, University of Saskatchewan 55
Gaps that Matter: The Influence of Convergence in Perspectives on IS Service QualityMani Subramani and John Henderson, Boston University 57
Systems Development IssuesEstablishing Quality Assurance Function in System Development
Haidong Song, University of Southern Queensland andArun Rai, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 60
Measuring Trust in User-Analyst RelationshipsBrian R. Dobing, University of Manitoba; Norman L. Chervany andDale L. Goodhue, University of Minnesota 63
Using a General Task-Technology Fit Model to Assess Software Maintenance Tool UtilizationMark Dishaw, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh andDiane M. Strong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute 66
Are Two Heads Better than One (at Reducing Errors in Spreadsheet Development?)Raymond Panko and Richard Halverson, University of Hawaii 69
An Instrument to Assess the Client-Server Architecture in an Organizational SettingMayur Desai and Richard Huff, University of North Texas 71
A Grounded Theory Study of Successful Organizational Integrated CASE Technology ImplementationConstance Knapp, Pace University 74
A Model of Information Resource AcquisitionRobert Heckman and Steve Sawyer, Syracuse University 77
Piracy and SecurityThe Effects of Software Cost, Punishment Probability and Punishment Level on Software Piracy:
An Expected Utility Theory ExperimentA. Graham Peace, Duquesne University and Dennis Galletta, University of Pittsburgh 80
A Preliminary Study of Industry's Use of the InternetCharles H. Mawhinney and Gwynne Larsen, Metropolitan State College of Denver 83
Paths to Softlifting IntentionLaurie L.R. Schatzberg, John D. Schatzberg and Richard A. Reid, University of New Mexico 87
Information Technology, Organization Structure and WorkThe Impact of Information Technologies on Managers' Work:
From the Productivity Paradox to the Icarus Paradox?Alain Pinsonneault and Suzanne Rivard, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Montreal 90
Information Technology, Performance Control and Organizational Structure:Effects on Business Process RedesignAbraham Seidmann and Arun Sundararajan, University of Rochester 93
Information Technology in Organizations: Impact on Structure, People and TasksDianne Lux Wigand, Syracuse University 96
Information Technology and Organization StructureThe Business Impact of Information Technology on the Banking Industry
Christopher P. Holland, University of Manchester, Geoff Lockett,Leeds University Business School, and Ian D. Blackman, Manchester Business School 99
A Framework for the Alignment of IT Architectures with InformationProcessing Requirements of OrganizationsG. Bracchi and C. Francalanci, Politecnico di Milano 102
Overcapacity Prescription: Downsize, Vertically Integrate or Strategically Partner?Kristina Setzekorn, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 105
Issues in Managing ISLinking TQM, BPR and Empowerment: A Field Study
David Paper, Utah State University 108Teaching and Learning Strategies for Introductory Information Management:
Lessons from Group-Based Classroom ExperiencesYannis A. Pollalis, Syracuse University 111
Implementation Strategies for MIS ChargebacksWilliam Friedman and Michael Grayson, Louisiana Tech University 114
Information Technology: Nature of Impact on and Potential Value to Business OperationsRakesh Neunaha, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 117
Issues in SoftwareProcess and Context of Software Metrics Deployment
Haidong Song, University of Southern Queensland; Arun Rai andArkalgud Ramaprasad, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 120
An Experimental Investigation of the Impact of Individual, Program, andOrganizational Characteristics on Software MaintenanceSam Ramanujan, Central Missouri State University 122
Dimensions of Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) TechnologySrinarayan Sharma and Arun Rai, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 125
Interorganizational Information SystemsCoordination in Marketing Channels: The Effect of Information Systems
Manoj Chandra and Aditya Saharia, University of Illinois at Chicago 128Organizational Factors Influencing the Implementation of EDI
Matthew McGowan, Bradley University and Gregory Madey, Kent State University 131Exploring Middle Ground: Understanding Interorganizational Relationships
Mani Subramani and John Henderson, Boston University 134
Issues in Systems DevelopmentOn Developing a Standard, Abilities-Based Measurement Tool for Task Analysis:
A Preliminary Experiment using Programming TasksJ. Wayne Spence, University of North Texas 137
Framing Effects and the Selection of Information Systems Design AlternativesMichael R. Fish, New York University 140
Impact of Process Management on Systems Development Quality: An Empirical StudyT. Ravichandran and Arun Rai, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale 143
Current and Miscellaneous IssuesSecurity Issues Related to Industry's Use of the Internet
Gwynne Larsen and Charles H. Mawhinney, Metropolitan State College of Denver 146A Snapshot of MIS Researcher Agendas
Kent A. Walstrom and Bill C. Hardgrave, University of Arkansas 149Winning with Mass Customization and Electronic Commerce
C.H. Sophie Lee, University of Massachusetts at Boston, Anitesh Barua andAndrew Whinston, University of Texas at Austin 152
New Ideas for IS Research: The Evolutionary ApproachLouise Soe, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 155
Impact of Fax Technology on Business ProcessesMihir Parikh and Karen Loch, Georgia State University, andHouston Carr, Auburn University 158
A Framework for Analysis of the Use of the World Wide Web for BusinessRegina Bento and Al Bento, University of Baltimore 161
Applying Focused Ethnography to Problems in Information Systems: A Feasibility StudyLinda Jo Calloway, Pace University 164
TECHNICAL RESEARCHBusiness Process Modeling and WorkflowsAn Extended Object-Oriented Modeling Method for Business Process Reengineering (BPR)
Kazuo Nakatani and Surya Yadav, Texas Tech University 167Improving Business Processes through the Use of the Workflow Reengineering Methodology
Sharon Bitzer, U.S. Navy and Magdi Kamel, Naval Postgraduate School 170A Business Process Model Based on a Comprehensive Content Specification
Akhilesh Bajaj and Sudha Ram, University of Arizona 173
Hypermedia and Object Oriented TechniquesAn Open Hypermedia System Framework for Integrating Information Systems
Chao-min Chiu, Rutgers University and Michael Bieber, New Jersey Institute of Technology 176What Every Information Systems Developer Should Know about Hypertext
Michael Bieber, New Jersey Institute of Technology 179Functional Analysis and Object Oriented Design: A Hybrid Methodology
Peretz Shoval and Fanny Sadan, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 182Pricing for Market Segmentation in Data Networks
Philipp Afeche and Haim Mendelson, Stanford University 185
ORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH IN PROGRESSElectronic Data Exchange (EDI)Impact of IS Planning and Training on Involvement and Implementation Success of EDI Systems
C.C. Pegels, H. Raghav Rao, A.F. Salam and K.T. Hwang, SUNY Buffalo;Vijay Sethi, University of Oklahoma 188
User Satisfaction with EDI: An Empirical InvestigationMary C. Jones and Robert C. Beatty, Mississippi State University 191
Management Strategies for Operating Critical Transaction Processing SystemsD. Harrison McKnight, University of Minnesota 194
Data QualityBase Rate Expectations and the Detection of Errors in Data: Direct Experience versus Information
Barbara D. Klein, University of Michigan - Dearborn 197Why is 'Know-Why' Knowledge Useful for Solving Information Quality Problems?
Yang W. Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 200Barriers to Quality IS Utilization
Timo Auer, Tulsa School of Economics and Business Administration 203
Temporal Effects of Information TechnologyTechnology as Folklore: A Study of Change Through New Technology
Steve Sawyer and Richard Southwick, Syracuse University 206Impacts of Information Systems on the Temporal Order of Organizational Work:
An Exploratory StudyHeejin Lee, London School of Economics and Political Science 210
Telecommunications Management and Cost Awareness in Finnish Firms -Some Preliminary FindingsReima Suomi and Pirjo Rosti,Turku School of Economics & Business Administration, Finland 213
New Information Technology and Organizational ControlMeeting the Controls Challenges of New Information Technologies
Barbara J. Bashein, California State University San Marcos;Jane B. Finley, Belmont University, and M. Lynne Markus, Claremont Graduate School 217
The World Wide Web as a Disruptive TechnologyJanis L. Gogan, Bentley College 220
Telecommuting: The Unrealized PotentialJ. Richard McFerron, James Welker and Michael Grote, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 223
Decision Support SystemsUnderstanding Information Systems Auditor Decision Making in an
Information Systems Domain (An Update)*Rodger Jamieson, University of New South Wales
Influence of an Evidence-Based information Tool on Physician BehaviorFrancis Lau, Bruce Fisher and Andrew Penn, University of Alberta 226
Developing Techniques for Managing information Overload in MeetingsPeggy M. Beranek, Catherine M. Beise and Fred Niederman, Georgia State University 229
Organizational LearningUsing Lotus Notes Workflow to Enable Multiple-Loop Collaborative Learning: A Field Test
Bradley C. Wheeler, Indiana University andJi-Tsung Wu, University of Maryland, College Park 232
Knowledge, Communication, and Progressive Use of Information TechnologySusan A. Brown, Indiana University 235
CIS Graduate Programs and EmploymentLynn Koolish, Andersen Consulting and Bijan Mashaw, California State University, Hayward 238
Information Technology Acceptance and UseA Comparison of Voice Mail and Information Retrieval Systems on
Technology Acceptance and Information CharacteristicsGirish H Subramanian and Mehdi Khosrowpour, Perm State University - Harrisburg 241
Role of Computer Self-Efficacy in Predicting User Acceptance and Use of Information TechnologyMun Y. Yi, University of Maryland and Viswanath Venkatesh, University of Minnesota 244
Client-Server Technology Adoption in Organizations: An Innovation Diffusion ApproachAmarnath C. Prakash, Texas Tech University and Brian D. Janz, University of Memphis 247
Cross-Cultural ResearchKnowledge about Information Technology: A Cross Cultural Comparison
Ronald L. Berry, Northeast Louisiana University, Mary C. Jones andRobert Beatty, Mississippi State University 250
Gender Differences in Decision MakingMelesa Altizer, Tarun K. Sen and David P. Tegarden, Virginia Tech 253
Issues in International Information Systems: A Case Study of aNon- U. S. -Based Multinational CorporationKelly S. Fowler and Robert C. Nickerson, San Francisco State University 256
Decision Support and Decision BiasesCountering the Anchoring and Adjustment Bias with Decision Support Systems
Joey F. George and Kevin Duffy, Florida State University 259Overconfidence in What-Lf"Analysis: Active Involvement vs. Imaginability of Outcomes
Fred D. Davis, University of Maryland; Jeffrey E. Kotteman, Salisbury State University,George M. Marakas and Mun Yi, University of Maryland 262
The World Wide Web and Decision Support: Perceptions and the Confirmation BiasSidne G. Ward, University of Missouri - Kansas City andAhmed Shabana, Texas A&M University 265
Software Development, Maintenance and EvaluationAccelerating Software Development Processes: A Contingency Model
Satish Vasudevan, Syracuse University 268How Software Evolves: A Time Series Analysis of Software Change Histories
Sandra Slaughter and Weelin Sim, Carnegie Mellon University 271Evaluating the Acceptability of an Expert System in a Hospital
Bonnie Kaplan, Quinnipiac College and Ralph Morelli, Trinity College 274
Information Technology AdoptionAdoption of Computer-Mediated Communications in the Private, Non-Profit Sector
William J. Ferns, Jr., David S. Birdsell, and Gregg Van Ryzin, CUNY 277Information Technology Adoption Patterns, Debureaucratization and Economic Performance: An Empirical
Study in the Insurance IndustryHossam Galal and Richard L. Nolan, Harvard University 280
Application of a Framework for Information Technology Use and Individual PerformanceRon Thompson, University of Vermont 282
The Information Systems ProfessionThe Nature of Soft Skills of Information Systems Professionals
Damien Joseph, Soon Ang and Hun Tong Tan, Nanyang Technological University 285
The Obligations of Information Systems Professionals: Searching for ConsensusKirk Fiedler, University of South Carolina and Kathy Stewart, Georgia State University 288
The Shaping of Information Systems as a Discipline: An Evolutionary Perspective of the Profiles of ISAcademicians*LuAnn Bean and Maeve Cummings, Pittsburg State University
Strategic Information Technology AlignmentAssessing Strategic IT Alignment in a Transforming Organization
James R. Coakley and Mark K. Fiegener, Oregon State University, and David M. White, IBM 291The Impact of EDI on a Hybrid Governance Structure
Mary R. Lind, North Carolina A&T State University 294Key MIS Issues for the 1 990s: A Content Analysis
Anil Kumar, Prashant Palvia and Suvojit C. Basu, University of Memphis,Paulette S. Alexander, University of North Alabama 297
New Information TechnologiesMultimedia and Its Effect in Persuading
Nathan A. Buchheit and David B. Paradice, Texas A&M University 300Today's Electronic Communication Leaders: A Profile of Fortune 1000 Webmasters
Kirk P. Arnett and Chang Liu, Mississippi State University 303Ethics on the Academic Network: Attitudes and Issues
*Mary Sumner, Southern Illinois University at EdwardsvilleThe Internet as a Research Tool for University Business Faculty
Paulette S. Alexander , T. Morris Jones and Sarah R. Brown,University of North Alabama; Choton Basu, University of Memphis 306
TECHNICAL RESEARCH IN PROGRESSSoftware Development Tools and ProcessDPSS: A Case Tool for Supporting Design Process of Software Designers
Young-Soo Chung and Jong Tae Lee, University of Nebraska - Lincoln 309Evaluating Object-Oriented Case Tools
*Jerry Post, Albert Kagan and Robert KeimThe Impact of Communication Medium on Software Development Performance: A Comparison of face-to-
face and Virtual TeamsHayward Andres, Portland State University 312
Distributed Database SystemsLIOM: A Multidatabase System Based on CORBA
John Cardiff, RTC Tallaght; John Murphy, Pierce Hickey andMark Roantree, Dublin City University; Donal Rogers, RTC Tallaght 315
A Heterogeneous Distributed Database Architecture for UniversityIntegrated Circuit Manufacturing ResearchThomas Lohman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,Bill Murray, Stanford University and Vijay Kanabar, Boston University 318
Client-Server Multimedia Database Systems DevelopmentJia-Lang Seng, National Cheng-Chi University 321
Decision Making and Its Process in OrganizationsParameters of Information Flow Between Organizational Actors
Ravi Krovi, Akhilesh Chandra, North Carolina A&T State University andB. Rajagopalan, Southern Arkansas University 324
An Artificial Laboratory Environment for Studying Distributed Decision Making ProcessesRavi Krovi, North Carolina A&T State University 327
Experimenting with Virtual Laboratories for Distributed Software development TeamsJohn Nosek and Munir Mandviwalla, Temple University 329
Technology Investment and MarketingTerminal Server Demands in a University Setting
Richard Elnicki and Lawrence A. Nicholson, University of Florida 332Identification and Valuation of Real Options in Technology Investments
Aswath Damodaran, Ajit Kambil and Balaji Padmanabhan, New York University 335A Longitudinal Analysis of Job Skill Trends in the MIS Job Market
Bipin Prabhakar, Chuck Litecky and Kirk Arnett, Mississippi State University 338
RESEARCH MINI-TRACKSAI-based Financial ApplicationsExpert Systems for Securities Analysis
Sanjay Gosain 995A Neural Network Approach for Forecasting Earnings per Share
Wullianallur Raghupathi, California State University, Chico 341A Comparison of Neural Network and Classical Discriminant Analysis in
Anticipating Default among High Yield BondsDavid Ashby and Ned Kumar, Southern Arkansas University 344
Research Experiments and MethodsAn Assessment ofGDSS Methodology
Jerry Fjermestad and S. Roxanne Hiltz, New Jersey Institute of Technology 347Cooperative Efforts in Electronic Contexts: The Relevance of Prior Face-to-Face Interactions
Elena Rocco, University of Trento, Italy 350The Applicability of Role Behavior Training to a Group Decision Support Environment
Chelley Vician, Michigan Technological University and Gerardine DeSanctis, Duke University 353
Adoption and Infusion of TeleworkA Framework for Investigating Impacts of Telemedicine
Paul Jen-Hwa Hu, University of Arizona;Olivia R. Liu Sheng, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology;Chih-Ping Wei, University of Arizona 356
Modeling Intra-Organizational Adoption and Diffusion of TeleworkBonsik Shin, University of Arizona;Kunihiko Higa, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology;Olivia R. Liu Sheng, University of Arizona 359
Database, Performance and Decision-SupportBivariate Perturbations of Fixed Data Sets
Peeter Kirs, University of Texas at El Paso;Krisnamurthy Muralidhar, Florida International University;Kurt Pflughoefl, University of Texas at El Paso 362
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) Tuning and Performance Issues:A Study Using Microsoft ACCESSJohn Hoxmeier, Colorado State University, Dave Schoch, Sandia National Labs; andSteve Lujan, Andersen Consulting 365
Using Structured Requirements Techniques to Model Database Benchmark WorkloadJia-Lang Seng, National Cheng-Chi University 368
Introducing Network Delays in a Distributed Real-Time Transaction Processing SystemSamir Gupta and Alok R. Chaturvedi, Purdue University 371
Software Process ImprovementResearch Issues in Software Process Improvement:
Qualitative and Quantitative Data Gathering in Empirical Studies*Eugene G. McGuire and Rick Gibson, American University
Improving the Organization's Workforce for Moving into the Next CenturyWilliam E. Hefley, Carnegie Mellon University, Bill Curtis, Carnegie Mellon University andTeraQuest Metrics, Inc. and Sally A. Miller, Carnegie Mellon University 374
Software Process Improvement: Toward a Comprehensive Framework for ResearchSridhar Nerur, Texas A&M University andWullianallur Raghupathi, California State University at Chico 377
Artificial Intelligence-based Applications in Business Decision ProcessesVOTE: Decision Simulation
Stephen Slade, Ravi Arunkundam, and Balaji Padmanabhan, New York University 380Representations of Organization and Management Theories: A Process Modeling Framework
G.M. McGrath, Macquarie University, Australia 383The Evolution of Labor market Discrimination in Duopsony Contests
Gregory Price, North Carolina A&T State University 3 86
Collaboration Technologies: Research ExperimentsThe Effect of Communication Mode and Leadership Mode on Group Decisions
Reza Barkhi, University of Massachusetts at Lowell,Varghese Jacob, The Ohio State University, Leo Pipino, University of MA at Lowell,Hasan Pirkul, University of Texas at Dallas 389
About Participation and Rectitude: Incremental Usage of Knowledge in Group DecisionsPierre A. Balthazard, University of North Carolina at Greensboro 392
The Effects of Group Memory on GSS Idea GenerationJ. Satzinger and Monica Garfield, University of Georgia; andMurli. Nagasundaram, Boise State University 395
Philosophical Foundations of Information SystemsCommon Grounds and Relationships Between Information Technology and Philosophy
Daniel Seni and William Hodges, University of Quebec at Montreal 398Humanness as Colonial Systems
Janna Porra, University of Southern California 401
Adoption and Infusion of TeleworkA Model for Diffusion of Telework
Jerome Yen, V. Sivakumar, Kunihigo Higa andTung X. Bui, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 404
A Simple Technique for Estimating Savings from the Substitution of Communication for Travel*Larry Press
Database, Performance and Decision-SupportToward the Development of a Cognitive Basis for Semantic Modeling:
Capturing Additional Relationship Types in Conceptual Database DesignV. Ramesh and Glenn J. Browne, University of Maryland 407
The Meta Model of a Database Design SystemJoobin Choobineh, Texas A&M University 410
The Impact of Environmental Factors on EIS Adoption and DiffusionArun Rai, Southern Illinois University and Deepinder Bajwa, Fayetteville State University 413
An Assessment of Database Quality: Design it Right or the Right Design?John Hoxmeier, Colorado State University and David Monarchi, University of Colorado - Boulder 416
Software Process ImprovementChange Management Strategies in Implementing the Capability Maturity Model
in a Medium-Sized Software Organization*Joan Ozello, George Mason University
Using the Software Peer Review Process to Obtain Measurable Pay BackAlan N. Pryor, Texas Instruments and Eugene G. McGuire, The American University 419
Negotiating Requirements: A Social Cognitive Perspective on the System Development ProcessElizabeth Davidson, University of Hawaii At Manoa 422
Artificial Intelligence-based Applications in Business Decision ProcessesEstimating Models with Binary Dependent Variables: A Neural Network Approach
Adam Huarng, Purdue University; William Pracht and Ravi Nath, University of Memphis 425Understandable Database Mining in Imprecise Domains
Lawrence J. Mazlack, University of California, Berkeley 428AI Decision Making Customized for Business and Investment Decisions
*D.H. Phillips
Collaboration Technologies: Quasi-Experimental ResearchCharacteristics of Effective GSS Facilitators
Traci Carte and Monica Garfield, University of Georgia;and Vikki K. Clawson, Bostrom & Associates; Bob Bostrom, University of Georgia 431
The Utility of Group Drawing Support for Systems DevelopmentDavid Jankowski, California State University, San Marcos;Annette Easton and George Easton, San Diego State University 434
Topic Analyzer: Validating the Group Memory of a GSS SessionGlenda Hayes and Robert M. Daniels, Jr., University of South Alabama 437
Philosophical Perspective on Groupware and Organizational LearningInquiring Systems' Validation Approaches as Determinants of the Media Richness
for Technology Supported Group WorkAjaz R. Rana and Murray Turoff, New Jersey institute of Technology;Robert M. Czech, BMC Communications 440
Inquiring OrganizationsJames Courtney, David Croasdell and David Paradice, Texas A&M University 443
The Essence of Groupware: System World View as a Basis for Analysis, Research, and DesignMunir Mandviwalla, Temple University 446
Innovations in Teamwork for Process ImprovementWhere Does Team Building Fit as a Component of Mature Software Development Processes?
Bill Hefley, Carnegie Mellon University 449Coordination of Distributed Teams in Process-Driven Systems Development
*Gene McGuire, American UniversityUsing Team Assignments to Support Process Improvement
Tove Janzon, Q-Labs, Inc. and Bengt Nilsson, Kipling Information Technology, Sweden 452A Team-Based Information Management Framework
Shirley Becker, American University and Amita Goyal, Virginia Commonwealth University 455
Database, Performance and Decision-SupportA Decision Support System for Building ARIMA Models:
Using a Relational Database as a Knowledge BasePeter Chung Chang Luan and Robert St. Louis, Arizona State University 458
Decision Support Systems Differences: Do They Really Matter?Christian Wagner, University of Hong Kong;Zoonky Lee and David Kang, University of Southern California 461
A Conceptual Model of an Adaptive Decision Support System (ADSS)Ta-Tao Chang and Surya Yadav, Texas Tech University 464
Artificial Intelligence-based Application in Business Decision ProcessesThe Fallacy of the 'Base Rate Fallacy' in Human Judgment and Decision Making:
A Cautionary Tale for Designers of Decision Support SystemsNancy Melone and Tim McGuire, University of Oregon 467
Developing Mental Models that Promote Professional DevelopmentRobert Mockler and Dorothy Dologite, City University of New York - Baruch College 470
Intelligent Guidance in Adaptive DSSBijan Fazlollahi, Mihir Parikh, and Rustam Vahidov, Georgia State University 473
Collaboration Technologies: Longitudinal and Field StudiesLotus Notes for Collaborative Coursework: An On-going Experiment
Gail Drake, Ernest Kallman and Mary Ann Robbert, Bentley College 476Electronic Mail as a Rich Medium and Desktop Videoconferencing as a Lean Medium:
A Theoretical Explanation on Paradoxical ResultsYoungiin Yoo and Maryam Alavi, University of Maryland 479
Open Sesame: An Investigation of the Effects of a Group Support System on a Men's Counseling GroupMark W. Huber, Wake Forest University, and John J. Lawless, Jerry E. Gale,Alan R. Dennis and W. Richard Scott, University of Georgia 482
Using GSS and Animation Techniques to Facilitate Organizational Change:Restructuring Processes and Systems at the Amsterdam Municipal Police ForceGert-Jan de Vrede and Henk G. Sol, Delft University of Technology 485
Philosophical Foundations of Information system: Intelligent SystemsThe Feasibility of General-Use Expert Systems: A Philosophy of Language Perspective
Kimberly Cass, Marquette University 488
Coherence Theory of Truth as a Base for Knowledge-Based SystemsHeinz Josef Mufihoff, Technische Universitsat Dresden 491
Beyond Intelligent Systems: Listening to the Ghosts in the MachinesSteven K. Wyman and Ping Zhang, Syracuse University 494
Information Systems Strategy and ImplementationTransforming the Value Chain: The Role of IOS at Japan Airlines
*Akemi Takeoka Chatfield, University of New South Wales andNiels Bjorn-Anderson, Copenhagen Business School
The Impact of Societal Culture on IS Planning and ImplementationMaris G. Martinsons, City University of Hong Kong andD. Lance Revenaugh, American Graduate School of International Management 497
Heterogeneous Database Interoperability: Schema Evolution in Heterogeneous DatabasesSybil: A System for the Incremental Evolution of Distributed, Heterogeneous Database Layers
Roger King and Michael Novak, University of Colorado, Boulder 500A Methodology for Dynamic Schema Evolution in a Heterogeneous Database System
Sudha Ram and Ganesan Shankaranarayan, University of Arizona 503An Object-Oriented Graph Traversal Algorithm for Data Mediation
Lawrence Henschen, Tania Neild and Chris Fernandes, Northwestern University 506
Geographic Information Systems: Developing and Using Geographic Information SystemsSpatial Data Modeling in Geographic Information Systems
Brian Mennecke, East Carolina University and Lawrence West, Florida State University 509New Linkages Between GIS and Combinatorial Optimization
Erik Rolland, University of California, Riverside and Rakesh Gupta, Oklahoma State University 512GIS-Based Economic and Social Cluster Analysis Applied to a Giant City
James B. Pick, University of Redlands 515
Artificial Intelligence-Based Applications in Business Decision Processes: AI Support for StrategicPlanning
Business Strategy Formulation with Expert System SupportDorothy Dologite and Robert Mockler, City University of New York - Baruch College 518
A Neural Network Approach for Predicting Corporate Diversification of Strategy PerformanceSuvojit Basu, Murad Akmanligil, Jim Whitworth andAnil Kumar, The University of Memphis 521
A Knowledge-Based System for Measuring Business - IT AlignmentRaymond Papp and Luvai Motivalla, University of Hartford 524
Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems: Philosophy of Information ScienceIntegrating Positivist and Interpretive Approaches to Information Systems Research: A Lakatosian Model
Anandhi Bharawadj, Emory University 527A Historical Perspective on the Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems
Satya Prakash Saraswat, Bentley College 530The Need for 'Scientific' Information Systems
Frank H. Gregory, City University of Hong Kong 534
Information Systems Strategy and ImplementationInformation Systems Strategic Planning in Practice: A Longitudinal Case Study
Narciso Cerpa, University of New South Wales and June Verner, City University of Hong Kong 537
Strategic Planning of Information Technology in the Chinese Newspaper Industry in Hong KongAda Wong, City University of Hong Kong andD. Lance Revenaugh, American Graduate School of International Management 540
The EMIS (Evolution Model for Information Management Strategy) -An SPIS (Strategic Planning of IS) Methodology as BPR FacilitatorOok Lee, Claremont Graduate School 543
Heterogeneous Database Interoperability: Meta-Model Based Approaches to Heterogeneous DatabasesIdentifying and Inferring Interdatabase Dependencies Using Terminological Representation
A Saoudi, G. Nachouki and H. Briand, IRTN-IRESTE Atlanpole, France 546An Intelligent Agent-Based Architecture for Interoperability among Heterogeneous Medical Databases
V. Ramesh, Gerald C. Canfield, Steve Quirologico andMarcelo Silva, University of Maryland Baltimore County 549
A Meta-Model Based Multi-Data Models Translation Methodology in Interoperable Information SystemsK. Yetognon, C. Nicolle and N. Cullot, Universite de Bourgogne 552
Managerial Understanding as Data Integration TechnologyMichael Wybo and Allen S. Lee, McGill University 555
Geographic Information Systems: Applications for Geographic Information SystemsUsing GIS to Support Marketing and Business Development Efforts by Small Manufacturers
Art Brown and Jan Youtie, Georgia Institute of Technology 558The Role of GIS in Economic Development and Business Decision Support
Kristine Kelly, State University of New York at Albany 560Competing in Space: The Strategic Roles of Geographic Information Systems
Lisa Murphy, Indiana University 563
Managing IS Challenges Resulting from Emerging Technologies and Critical Issues:Managing IS Challenges IThe Future of Application Development
Mark Hensel, University of Texas, Arlington 566Emerging Technologies in the IS 96 Curriculum Model
Kevin Lee Elder, Angelo State Univeristy 569Curricula for Information Systems Undergraduate Education for the Future
James B. Pick, University of Redlands and Karen D. Schenk, North Carolina State University 572
Artificial Intelligence-Based Applications in Business Decision Processes: Knowledge Based SystemsA Knowledge Based System to Assist Teaching in Large Classes
Joshua Fan, Tina Mak, Li-Yen Shue, Claremont Graduate School 575The NuCINS - Expert System for Political Intelligence Analysis
Ook Lee, Claremont Graduate School 579Improving Recruitment and Selection Decision Processes with an Expert System
David Wyatt, Sidney Institute of Technology andRodger Jamieson, University of New South Wales 582
Chinese and American Entrepreneurs: Expert Systems Selected Tests Designed to Predict SuccessRobert Mockler and Dorothy Dologite, City University of New York - Baruch College 585
Collaboration Technologies: Collaboration Tools and MethodsA GSS Tool for Collaborative Cause and Effect Diagramming: Motivation and Design
Anne P. Massey, Indiana University, Daniel Clapper, Western Carolina University andGary Dickson, North Carolina State University 588
From Isolation to Collaboration: A WWW Based Collaborative Review SystemAjaz R. Rana, James Whitescarver, Sudha Godala andFiras Aljellad, New Jersey Institute of Technology 591
Configuration Management in Collaborative WritingHilda Tellioglu, Vienna University of Technology 593
Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems: Knowledge, Skill and PostmodernismToward an Information Systems Paradigmatic Framework,
Deborah Bunker, University of Wollongong andRoy Dean, University of New South Wales 596
Knowledge and SkillA. Chaudhury, University of Massachusetts; D.N. Mallick, Boston College; andH.R. Rao, State University of New York at Buffalo 599
Postmodernism and Information Technology: .Philosophical Perspectives and Pragmatic ImplicationsJohn D. Wells, Texas A&M University 602
Information Systems Strategy and ImplementationBusiness and IT in Harmony: Enablers and Inhibitors to Alignment
Raymond Papp, University of Hartford; Jerry Luftman, Stevens Institute of Technology; andTom Brier, IBM Advanced Business Institute 605
What Can We Learn from the Implementation of the Automated Baggage-HandlingSystem at the Denver International Airport?Ramiro Montealegre, University of Colorado at Boulder 608
Important Issues in Implementing Global NetworksRay Tsai, Cloud State University, Ming-Te Lu, Metropolitan State University,Thomas C. Richards and Mayur Desai, University of North Texas 611
Efficient Consumer Response and Information Technology for the Food Supply Chain"Chris Meijs, Wapeningen Agricultural University
Heterogeneous Database Interoperability: Data Discovery in Heterogeneous DatabasesAn Information Discovery Process for Interoperable Heterogeneous Databases
Andrea Zisman and J. Kramer, Imperial College, London 617A MetaKnowledge Base and a Search Mechanism for Distributed Heterogeneous Databases
Peretz Shoval, Ben-Gurion University;Phillip Ein-Dor, Tel-Aviv University;Ran Giladi, Ben-Gurion University and Israel Spiegler, Tel-Aviv University 620
Using SCOPES for Dynamic Construction of Context in Heterogeneous Information SystemsAris Ouksel and Iqbal Ahmed, University of Illinois, Chicago 623
Advancements in Systems Development Methodologies: Modeling and MethodologiesValidation of the Workflow Analysis Technique 'Trigger Modeling'
Stef Joosten, Georgia State University and Michiel Schipper, University of Twente 626Why Systems Development Fails? An Integration of Soft Thinking into Hard Methodologies
*J. Jaramillo, Metropolitan UniversityManaging Effectiveness Software Development Process: A Systemic Proposal
M. Perez and T. Rojas, Simon Bolivar University 629
Managing IS Challenges Resulting from Emerging Technologies and Critical Issues:Managing IS Challenges IThe Role of Document Management in WorkFlow Management
Zhiping Dong, Abraham Seidmann, Rajiv M. Dewan, University of Rochester 632Factors Affecting Groupware Success: A Case Study
Juha Parnisto, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland 635Intraweb Information Systems
John Rettenmayer and Ronald L. Berry, Northeast Louisiana University 638Advanced Telecommunications Infrastructure Policies: A Comparative Analysis
Mark Weiser and Kathleen K. Molnar, Oklahoma State University 641
Artificial Intelligence-Based Applications in Business Decision Processes: AI ApplicationsA Genetic Algorithmic Approach for the Multiple Resource General Assignment Problem:
Design and Configuration IssuesLawrence J. Schmitt, Christian Brothers University 644
A Fuzzy Expert System for Managerial Decision Making in Industrial ConstructionV.K. Gupta, University of New Mexico 647
Neural Networks for Target RecognitionVeera Rajaraviverma, North Carolina A&T State University 650
Application of Neural Networks in Voir Dire ProceedingsOjoung Kwon, University of Illinois at Springfield and Alex Paul, University of Notre Dame 653
Information Systems Advances in AsiaMaintaining Centralized Application Systems: The Singapore Experience
Guy G. Gable, Queensland University of Technology andWui-Gee Tan, National University of Singapore 656
CSCW Impact on Multinational Group InteractionsNabil N. Kamel, City University of Hong Kong 659
A Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Model for the Assessment of Projects in Information SystemsRon Chi-Wai Kwok and Jian Ma, City University of Hong Kong 662
Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems: Decisions, Information and KnowledgeDistinguishing Information from Knowledge: The Need for Context Building in Information Systems
Melissa Sue Glynn and Lisa Laskaris, University of Arizona 665Assessing the Contributions of Systems Science to the Development of the
Decision Support System Research SubspecialtiesSean B. Eom, Southeast Missouri State University 668
An Instructional Framework for Classifying Information SystemsLawrence A. West, Florida State University 671
Information VisualizationThe Impact of Information Visualization on Human Problem-Solving
Performance in a Complex Business DomainPing Zhang, Syracuse University 674
How Does the Screen Influence the Visual Design in Database Applications?Laura Tarantino, Universita' Degli Studi Dell' Aquila, Italy 677
Comparison of Analysis Techniques: 3-Dimensional Visualization and RegressionNancy J. Lightner, Susan A.R. Garrod and Alok Chaturvedi, Purdue University 680
Heterogeneous Database Interoperability: GIS, Clinical and Concurrent Heterogeneous DatabasesModeling Spatial and Temporal Semantics in a Large Heterogeneous GIS Database Environment
Sudha Ram and Jinsoo Park, University of Arizona 683Exploitation of Topological Relationships in a Spatial Multidatabase Environment
Tao-Yuan Jen and Patrice Boursier, Donatas Kvedarauskas, Universite Paris Sud, France 686Toward High Performance Clinical Information Systems
Nabil R. Adam, Vijay Atluri and Wen-Syan Li, Rutgers University 689A Model for Concurrent Heterogeneous Databases
Danilo Montesi, University of East Anglia; andJose Felix Costa, Universidade de Ciencias de Lisboa 692
Advancements in Systems Development Methodologies: Novelties and Techniques in SoftwareDevelopment Methodologies
Methodological Approach for Multimedia Information SystemsDevelopment Under Hypertext PerspectiveM. Guevara Matheus, Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela 695
Integrated CASE Environment for Information Systems Development -State of Art and Future ChallengesRobert Winter, Wilhelms University, Germany 698
Object-Oriented Information Systems Development Methodologies by Means of Reverse EngineeringT. Rojas, Simdn Bolivar University 702
Object Development and Distribution: Object Oriented DistributionDistribution of Object-Oriented Applications in a Client/Server Environment
Sandeep Purao, Georgia State University; Hemant Jain andDerek Nazareth, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 705
Distribution of Multimedia ObjectsSeokoo Song and Hemant Jain, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 708
Global Information Technology Management: Internet and Global Interface IssuesInternet Use and Issues in Singapore: An Empirical Study
Shailendra C. Palvia, Long Island University andLai Lai Tung, Nanyang Technological University 710
Customization or Standardization? Propositions on International Internet Marketing and CommerceSteven Simon and Patrick Doran, Oklahoma City University 713
Cultural Bases of Interface Acceptance: MethodsDonald Day, University of New South Wales 716
Learning SystemsUsing Machine Learning Techniques to Improve Information Systems Development Methods
Nicolas Prat, University of Paris-Dauphine 719On Evaluating Knowledge Discovery Tools
Donald J. Berndt, University of South Florida 722An Assessment of Theoretical Frameworks for Learning Systems Research
Nancy McQuillen, University of Colorado, Boulder 725
Collaboration Technologies: Collaboration Tools and MethodsIntegrating Group Modeling and Simulation for Process Design
Gert- Jan de Vrede, Delft University of Technology and Doug Vogel, University of Arizona 728
Electronic Enterprise SupportMichael Bieber, Jerry Fjermestad, Hua Hua, Franz Kurfess, Qianhong Liu,Marvin Nakayama, Peter Ng, Richard Scherl, Richard Sweeney, Thomas Terry, Jason Wang andRaymond Yeh, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Fabio Vitali, University of Bologna 731
The Reality of Meetings and Use of Automated Meeting ToolsCarol Pollard, University of Calgary and Stephen Hayne, Arizona State University West 734
Information Systems Advances in AsiaOrganizational Context and IT Application: The Case of China
Haidong Song, University of Southern Queensland 737The State of the Art and Perspective of Information Systems in China
K.W. Kuang, Beijing Information Techonology Instistute; S.Y. Liao andYuan Pu Shao, City University of Hong Kong 740
Development of a New Undergraduate Information Systems CurriculumD.M. Chamberlain, June Verner and Matthew Lee, City University of Hong Kong 743
IS Teaching and Research at the National University of SingaporeK.K. Wei, City University of Hong Kong and National University of Singapore;C.S. Yap, National University of Singapore; J.F. Schleich, City University of Hong Kong 746
Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems: Methodological Issues in IS ResearchIs Relevance Relevant? The History and Effect of the Relevance Measure on IS
Judith Carlisle, Georgia Institute of Technology 749Will Information Systems Continue to Disappoint?
Panagiotis Kanellis and Ray J. Paul, Brunei UniversityA Philosophical Framework for the Validation of Information Systems Concepts
Deepak Khazanchi, Northern Kentucky University 755
Information VisualizationUsing Scientific to Improve Financial Decision Making
Richard B. Dull, Traci J. Hess, Virginia Tech 758Graphical Tools for Regional Analysis of Weak Points in the Sales Network -
An Example of the Automotive IndustryMatthias Schumann and Andreas Schmitt, University of Goettingen 761
Recent Developments in Military Conceptual Model Visualization•Robert Might and Ron Weller
Establishing Grounding in the Discourse of Technical Instruction: World Wide WebDavid Bahn, University of Minnesota 764
Multimedia Training Systems: Multimedia E-R Modeling and Interactive SimulationMERMOTT - A Multimedia Based Tool Supporting the Teaching of Entity
Relationship Modeling within a Framework of Structured System AnalysisPaul Marsden and Lee Staniforth, Manchester Metropolitan University 767
Information Systems Audit Multimedia Simulation*Rodger Jamieson and Andrew Chodkiewicz, University of New South Wales
Advancements in Systems Development Methodologies: Study Cases Related to Improvement SoftwareDevelopment Process
An Experience in the Establishment of a Software Reuse Culture in a Real EnvironmentF. Montecinos, Corporation Andina de Fomento
770
The Role of Real Options in Valuing Information Technology ProjectsJerry Flatto, North Carolina A&T State University 773
The Experience of Joining Two Methodologies in Order to develop SoftwareM. Perez, Simon Bolivar University 776
Object Development and Distribution: Object Oriented ApplicationsObject-Oriented Project Management
Vijay Kanabar and L.J. Appleman, Boston University and John Gorgone, Bentley College 779Reuse and Analogical Reasoning in Object-Oriented Analysis
Gretchen Irwin, Florida State University and David Monarchi, University of Colorado, Boulder 782Enterprise Software Architecture: A Case for Development of Enterprise-Wide Information Systems
Vassilka Kirova, Wilhelm Rossak and Thomas Marlow, New Jersey Institute of Technology 784Society of Objects
Robert M. Czech, BMC Communications and Ajaz R. Rana, New Jersey Institute of Technology 787
Global Information Technology Management: Global Information Technology Management IssuesKey Issues in the Design and Development of Global EIS
Anil Kumar and Prashant Palvia, The University of Memphis 790Emerging Challenges to the Cyber Hegemony of the United States
Sanjay Singh, University of Alabama, Birmingham and Prashant Palvia, University of Memphis 793Headquarters Control over Subsidiary IS Management in Multinational Corporations
Madhu Rao, Indiana University 796
Software Process Improvement: ModelsProcess Reengineering and the Data Flow Diagram (DFD)
Merle P. Martin, California State University, Sacramento 799Modeling the Performance of Software Processes Quantitatively
David M. Raffo, Portland State University 802An Assessment Process for Software Reuse
""Catherine Blake Jaktman, University of Technology
Decision Making Under Time PressureThe study of GSS and Strategic Decision Making: Are We Missing Some Opportunities?
Jerry Fjermestad, New Jersey Institute of Technology andEdward W. Christensen, Montclair State University 805
The Persuasion Effects of Time Pressure and Source Expertise in an Audit Setting:An Elaboration Likelihood ApplicationTerri L. Herron, University of Montana 808
Decision Making Under Time Pressure: An Investigation of Decision Speed andDecision Quality of Computer Supported GroupsC.A.P. Smith, University of Montana and Stephen C. Hayne, Arizona State University West 811
Information Systems Research in a School of Social SciencesInformation Systems as Social Science? The Individual Perspective
Lucas D. Introna and Edgar A. Whitley, London School of Economics 814Studying Information Systems at the Organisational Level: Interpreting Technology
Angeliki Poulymenakou and Tony Cornford, London School of Economics 817Studying the Socio-economic Context of Information Systems
Chrisanthi Avgerou, London School of Economics 820
Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems: Cultural and Human Activities in IS DevelopmentTowards a Compatibility Understanding of the Relationship between Data and
Human Activity in Soft Systems Approaches to Information Systems DevelopmentStephen K. Probert, University of London 823
Cultures' Constraints on Ethical Decision-Making: A Call for an AIS Code of ConductEli B. Cohen, University of Wollongong 826
Future Foundations of Inquiring Systems: Reformed Pragmatism or Spirituality?Kristo Ivanov, Umea University, Sweden 829
Multimedia Training Systems: Multimedia Training/Learning and WWW-Based Distance LearningFrom Virtual Classroom® to Hypermedia Virtual Classroom
Ajaz R. Rana, James Wooster, James Whitescarver andStarr Roxanne Hiltz, New Jersey Institute of Technology 832
Multimedia Training Systems for the Fortune 1000 Companies: Empirical FindingsSun-gi Chun, Alabama State University and J.P. Shim, Mississippi State University 835
A Multimedia Learning Module Approach to Communication Skills Enhancement and AssessmentJack D., Robert G. Insley, and Celina Pinheiro, University of North Texas 838
Decision Making Under Time PressureDecision Making at the APOA Group: A Case Study
Alexei Gostevskikh, Antimony Products of America Corporation 841A Computational Model of Learning with Time Pressure in Dynamic Decision Tasks
Faison P. Gibson, Carnegie Mellon University 844
TECHNOLOGY BRIEFINGS, WORKSHOPS, PANELS,SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS, AND TUTORIALS
Technology BriefingsExperience With Establishing a Multimedia Infrastructure in an University Environment
Milton A. Jenkins, University of Baltimore 848Developing Groupware for the Web
Alan R. Dennis and Sridar K. Pootheri, University of Georgia 851
Teaching/Curriculum/Professional Development WorkshopsTowards improving Quality—A Comparison of MIS Master's Degree Programs in the United States
Rissole Hadidi, University of Illinois-Springfield 854Implementation of a Network Intensive Management Information System Major
Richard A. Halapin, Indiana University of Pennsylvania 857A Framework to Consider CIS Projects by Non-Majors Entering CIS Graduate Programs
Michael V. Doran, University of South Alabama 860A Learning Centered Approach to Education Using Hypermedia and the Internet
Ramu Kannan, Coppin State College and Al Bento, University of Baltimore 863Teaching Normalization Concepts with Abstraction
Roy J. Daigle, University of South Alabama 866Introducing a 'Management Reporting Systems' Course into the IS Curriculum - Lessons from the Field
Ido Millet, Pennsylvania State Erie 869
IS '96: A Report and Panel Discussion on the Joint ACM/AIS/DPMA InformationSystems Curriculum for Four Year Undergraduate Programs,Presenters: Herbert E. Longenecker, Jr., DPMA; David L. Feinstein, DPMA;John T. Gorgone, ACM; Gordon B. Davis, ACM; and J. Daniel Couger, AIS 999
Teaching Workflow ManagementPresenter: Stef M.M. Joosten, Georgia State University 871Using Neural Networks as Non-Linear Statistical TechniquesPresenter: James R. Coakley, Oregon State University 874A Partnership Between the City of Mobile and the University of South Alabama for Implementation of
Strategic Initiatives: An Innovative Just-in-time Method for Learning IS Development While ProvidingCritically Needed Service
Moderator: Herbert E. Longenecker, Jr., University of South Alabama 875Comprehensive Writing Assignments Across the Information Systems Curriculum,Presenters: Herbert E. Longenecker, Jr. and Roy J. Daigle, University of South Alabama 878
Geographic Information Systems in Business for the IS Literate Session 1Moderators: Lisa Murphy, Indiana University and Brian Mennecke, East Carolina UniversityPresenters: Lawrence West. Jr., Florida State University and
Ali Fain, Environmental Systems Research Institute. Inc. 881
Geographic Information System1 in Business for the IS Literate Session 2Presenters: Lisa Murphy, Indiana University and Brian Mennecke, East Carolina University 881
Panel Discussions'Philosophical Foundations of Information Systems: Implications of Philosophy for IS ResearchSession Chair: James F. Courtney, Texas A&M UniversityPanel Discussion: Panelists Richard O. Mason, Southern Methodist University andIan I. Mitroff, University of Southern California
Topical PanelsThe Conference of the FuturePanel Organizer: Munir Mandviwalla, Temple University 883
Real-Time Collaboration on the World Wide Web: Supporting Virtual Teams Across Space and TimePanel Orzanizer: Len Jessup. Indiana University 886
Multimedia Business ApplicationsPanel Organizer: Thomas Ferratt, University of Dayton 889
Designing a CIS Curriculum to Meet Industry Specifications (A Project of the NSF),Panel Organizer: David Feinstein, University of South Alabama 891
Software and Technology DemosVirtual Learning Via the WebSession Chair: Kenneth E. Kendall, Rutgers UniversityWeb-Based Virtual Classroom Discussions and Remote Collaboration
Merrill E. Warkentin, Northeastern University and Lutfus Sayeed, West Virginia University 893
Hypermedia Tools for AnalysisSession Chair: Julie E. Kendall, Rutgers UniversityTopic Analyzer: A GSS Tool for Idea Generation and Idea Analysis
Glenda Hayes and Robert M. Daniels, Jr., University of South Alabama 896Advancing CASE Productivity by Using Natural Language Processing and
Computerized Ontologies: The ACAPULCO SystemAlexander Hars, University of Southern California 898
Systems to Facilitate Problem SolvingSession Chair: Beata Lobert, Texas Christian UniversityVIZ Planner: A User-Centered Information Visualization System for
Middle and High Level Production Planning SupportPing Zhang, Syracuse University 901
Prototype DSS for Asset AllocationBijan Fazlollahi, Mihir A. Parikh and Rustam Vahidov, Georgia State University 903
Software and Technology DemosSession Chair: Glenda Hayes, University of South AlabamaReal-World Video Cases in the MBA Core MIS CourseSusan L. Solomon and Sandy Helland, California State University, Sacramento 905
Innovations in Research and TeachingSession Chair: Merrill Warkentin, Northeastern UniversityTransforming Scholarly Publishing: A Demonstration of Hypermedia Delivery of IS Research
Craig Van Slyke and Rosann Webb Collins, University of South Florida 906SimCoSim - A Simulator of a Simple Computer
David F. Gray, St. Mary's University 909
Tutorials on TechnologyManaging Client-Server Software Development and Maintenance
Scott L. Schneberger, Georgia State University 912Recent DSS Developments: Data Warehouses and OLAP
*Hugh J. Watson, University of GeorgiaWorkflow Management Research Area Overview
Stef Joosten, Georgia State University 914The New DSS: Data Warehouses, OLAP, MDD, and KDD
Paul Gray, Claremont Graduate School and Hugh J. Watson, The University of Georgia 917Developing FUZZY Expert Systems Using Commercially Available Shells
*Vipul Gupta, University of New MexicoMeasuring the Value of Information Systems
William H.DeLone, American University andEphraim R. McLean. Georgia State University 920
A New Direction in Introducing Information Systems:The Personal Productivity with Information Technology Course*Gordon B. Davis and J. David Naumann, University of Minnesota
Academic Uses of the World Wide Web*Dennis W. Viehland, Massey University
Establishing a Web Presence: An Introduction to HTML*Simha Magal, Bowling Green State University
Tutorials on InstructionAdvances in Database Technology
Sasa Dekleva, DePaul University 921Case Method Teaching: Course Design and Classroom Teaching Principles and Practice
*Lynda Applegate, Harvard UniversityBuilding Interactive Tutorials Using Borland Delphi
*David F. Gray, St. Mary's UniversityJava Tutorial
Stephen Slade, New York University 924Designing Collaborative Experiences for the IS Curriculum
Rebecca Berens Koop, Wright State University and Regina Bento, University of Baltimore 926Incorporating Essential Information Systems Skills in the Technical Courses: A Practical Approach toThe Role of IT in Business Education
Maryam Alavi, University of Maryland 929Teaching those Elusive "Soft " Skills
Janet L. Kourik, Webster University 930
PhD Mini Track(Papers listed in alphabetical order by Author's last name)
Chaired by Joseph S. Valacich
The Issues of Routing and Pricing in Multi-Service Class Fiber Optic Networks of the FutureKemal Altinkemer and Indranil Bose, Purdue University 932
Using Object-Oriented Design Complexity Metrics to Predict Maintenance PerformanceRejendra K. Bandi, Georgia State University 935
Federal Information Technology Management: Federal Policies and their Effect on Agency PracticeJohn C. Beachboard, Syracuse University 938
Distributed Work Arrangements: Impacts of Advanced Information Technologies, Work CoordinationMechanisms, and Communication RequirementsFrance Belanger, University of South Florida 941
The Impact of Changing Information Technology on Information Technology ManagementJohn "Skip" Benamati, University of Kentucky 944
A Visual Approach to Information Systems: Representations of the Force andMomentum of Accounting Wealth ChangesRichard B. Dull, Virginia Tech 947
A Contingency Theoretic Examination of General Magic's TelescriptJohn R. Durrett, University of Texas at Austin 950
Knowledge Sharing in IS Development Partnerships: A Theoretical and Empirical InvestigationMichael J. Fish, New York University 953
Organizational Memory Effects on ProductivityMurray E. Jennex, Claremont Graduate School 956
Alignment of Information Systems Strategy with Business StrategyGrover Kearns, Moorehead State University 959
A Multidimensional Data Model for Data Warehousing ApplicationsAnil Kini, Texas A&M University 962
The Effect of Electronic Commerce on the Internationalization of BusinessJaana Kuula, University of Jyvaskyla, Finland 965
A Causal Attribution Approach to Work Exhaustion: The Relationship of Causal Locus,Controllability, and Stability to Job Related Attitudes and Turnover Intentionof the Work Exhausted EmployeeJo Ellen Moore, Indiana University 968
Information Product Evaluation as Asynchronous Communication:An Empirical Study of Digital Documents in the WorkplaceLisa D. Murphy, Indiana University 971
Identification and Validation of Knowledge Structures in Organizational Learning:An Algorithmic Approach to Pattern Matching in Cognitive MapsRobert F. Otondo, Arizona State University 974
An Empirical Evaluation of Context Independent Prompting Tools for Requirements DeterminationMichael B. Rolgich, University of Maryland, Baltimore 977
Technological Frames and End-User ComputingNancy C. Shaw, James S.K. Ang, and Joo Eng Lee-Partidge, National University of Singapore 980
A Comparison of Optimization and Non-Optimization Approaches in IS Business Value ResearchWesley S. Shu, University of Arizona 983
Business Process Design and Organizational Structure:Technological, Operational, and Economic IssuesArun Sundarajan, University of Rochester 986
User-led Initiation of Information Systems Innovations: An Organizational Learning PerspectiveSatish Vasudevan, Syracuse University 989
The Effects of Group Development on the Utilization of Video Channel andDecision Quality of Distributed Decision-Making GroupsYoungjin Yoo, University of Maryland at College Park 992
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